Second Chorus

Second Chorus (1941)

They're the tip-tops in toe-taps!

  • Genre: Music, Comedy, Romance
  • Release Date: 1941-01-03
  • User Rating: 5.8/10 from 32 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 24min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Paramount Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: H. C. Potter
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Summary

Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are rival trumpeters with the Perennials, a college band, and both men are still attending college by failing their exams seven years in a row. In the midst of a performance, Danny spies Ellen Miller who ends up being made band manager. Both men compete for her affections while trying to get the other one fired.

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  • Fred Astaire

    as Danny O'Neill
  • Paulette Goddard

    as Ellen Miller
  • Artie Shaw

    as Himself
  • Charles Butterworth

    as J. Lester Chisholm
  • Burgess Meredith

    as Hank Taylor
  • Frank Melton

    as Stu
  • Jimmy Conlin

    as Mr. Dunn
  • Don Brodie

    as Clerk
  • Marjorie Kane

    as Secretary
  • Joan Barclay

    as Receptionist
  • Willa Pearl Curtis

    as Scrubwoman
  • Phil Arnold

    as Shaw's First Manager (uncredited)
  • Bobby Barber

    as Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
  • Bus Bassey

    as Tenor Sax Player (uncredited)
  • William Benedict

    as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
  • Vernon Brown

    as Trombone Player (uncredited)
  • Billy Butterfield

    as Trumpet Player (uncredited)
  • Romaine Callender

    as Waiter (uncredited)
  • Jack Cathcart

    as Trumpet Player (uncredited)
  • Heinie Conklin

    as Reporter (uncredited)
  • Gordon De Main

    as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
  • Jud De Naut

    as Bass Player (uncredited)
  • Nick Fatool

    as Drummer (uncredited)
  • Jack Gordon

    as Stagehand (uncredited)
  • Johnny Guarnieri

    as Piano Player (uncredited)
  • Ben Hall

    as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
  • Alton Hendrickson

    as Guitar Player (uncredited)
  • Jack Jenney

    as Trombone Player (uncredited)
  • Jerry Jerome

    as Tenor Sax Player (uncredited)
  • Adia Kuznetzoff

    as Boris (uncredited)
  • Lillian Lawrence

    as Spinster (uncredited)
  • Alexander Leftwich

    as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
  • Ben Lessy

    as Shaw's Second Manager (uncredited)
  • Joseph Marievsky

    as Ivan (uncredited)
  • Charles R. Moore

    as Sam - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
  • Buddy Morrow

    as Musician (uncredited)
  • Spec O'Donnell

    as Disappointed Fan at Stage Door (uncredited)
  • Hermes Pan

    as College Clarinetist (uncredited)
  • Neely Plumb

    as Alto Sax Player (uncredited)
  • Albert Pollet

    as Waiter (uncredited)
  • June Preston

    as Little Blonde Girl Dancing (uncredited)
  • Fred Rapport

    as Headwaiter (uncredited)
  • Les Robinson

    as Alto Sax Player (uncredited)
  • Charles Smith

    as College Boy with Zinc Oxide on His Nose (uncredited)
  • Mary Stewart

    as Dancer / Singer (uncredited)
  • Leonard Sues

    as Trumpet Player (uncredited)
  • Edward Thomas

    as Waiter (uncredited)
  • Michael Visaroff

    as Sergei (uncredited)
  • George Wendt

    as Trumpet Player (uncredited)
  • Poppy Wilde

    as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
  • Allen Wood

    as Messenger (uncredited)
Directing H. C. Potter Director
Production Boris Morros Producer
Camera Theodor Sparkuhl Director of Photography
Writing Frank Cavett Story
Writing Elaine Ryan Screenplay
Writing Ian McLellan Hunter Screenplay
Crew Hermes Pan Choreographer
Art Boris Leven Art Direction
Editing Jack Dennis Editor
Sound William A. Wilmarth Sound Recordist
Costume & Make-Up Helen Taylor Wardrobe Designer
Art Howard Bristol Set Dresser
Directing Edward Montagne Assistant Director
Directing Frank Cavett Assistant Director
Production Joseph H. Nadel Production Manager
Editing Fred R. Feitshans Jr. Assistant Editor
Sound Artie Shaw Music
Writing Johnny Mercer Lyricist
Sound Edward Paul Assistant Music Supervisor
Production Robert Stillman Associate Producer
Writing Ben Hecht Writer